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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Dr. Poole buried up to his waist by the gravediggers?
(a) He refused to fix the Chief's train.
(b) He came on a boat, which the gravediggers consider evil.
(c) He punched a gravedigger trying to escape.
(d) He used a swear word in front of the Chief.

2. Who stands guard over Dr. Poole during the mating rituals to ensure he does not escape?
(a) The Patriarch of Pasadena.
(b) Two Postulants.
(c) The Arch Vicar.
(d) Loola.

3. Who is the author of the movie script at the heart of the novel's story?
(a) Bob Briggs.
(b) William Tallis
(c) Lou Lublin.
(d) Dr. Alfred Poole.

4. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?
(a) The Impressionist Painters.
(b) The Romantic Poets.
(c) The Baroque Composers.
(d) The Surrealist Writers.

5. The Chief figure declares that he is operating under what type of government?
(a) A Dictatorship.
(b) A Democracy.
(c) A Republic.
(d) An Autocratic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is assigned to Loola after her job review?

2. What job is given to Dr. Poole in the primitive community?

3. Who leads the team of gravediggers at the Southern California mausoleum?

4. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?

5. What does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?

(see the answer key)

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